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High · 8.8 CVE-2023-4153 EUVD-2023-54033GHSA-mv5m-mjc6-j826

BAN Users <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update & Privilege Escalation

Published Sep 13, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The BAN Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.5.3 due to a missing capability check on the 'w3dev_save_ban_user_settings_callback' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to modify the plugin settings to access the ban and unban functionality and set the role of the unbanned user.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
webxmedia BAN Users ≤ 1.5.3 —

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